Newmont can handle volatility

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NEWMONT MINING $38.24 (New York symbol NEM; Shares outstanding: 530.6 million; Market cap: $20.5 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 0.3%; www.newmont.com) has moved down from $46 a share in mid-August along with gold prices. Gold will likely remain volatile. However, Newmont’s sound balance sheet puts it in a strong position to weather that uncertainty. Its long-term debt, as of June 30, 2016, was $5.4 billion. That’s a manageable 25% of its $21.7 billion market cap. Its debt is also down 20% from the end of 2013. Newmont will soon complete the sale of its 48.5% stake in the Batu Hijau gold and copper mine in Indonesia. It plans to use the $1.3 billion in proceeds to pay down more of its debt. Lower interest costs would free up more cash for dividends. The company currently pays a quarterly payment of $0.025 a share, for an annualized yield of 0.3%. Newmont is a buy, but only for those investors who…